How do you describe your style? I like to do realistic work with 3-D effects and my touch on things.

What inspires you as an artist? My dog.

What other mediums do you work in? I paint, sculpt, and do photography—for fun, not business.

How have you branched out from tattooing? I was a graffiti artist, then I started tattooing.

What tattoo artists do you admire most? I like many, but I’ve always preferred the guys that have more soul, like Carlos Torres, Jeff Gogue, Boris, Bob Tyrrell, and Nick Baxter.

What kind of tattoos do you look forward to doing? I prefer to do tattoos in my style. If it’s a tattoo I don’t like, I don’t do it. I have to like it.

Is there a tattoo that you haven’t done yet that you are dying to do? I don’t have something in mind; it’s too difficult to tell. I have a lot, too many things.

You are sponsored by tattoo ink company Intenze—does using their ink in your work help better your results? It’s very good ink, and before I was sponsored I was using it. It’s helped me a lot. The ink makes the artist. You always must have good ink.